Chemical Technology Division, Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report for February 1959 (open access)

Chemical Technology Division, Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report for February 1959

A gamma scintillation spectrometer was used to measure diffusivity of uranyl nitrate in water during preliminary capillary experiments. During Fluorox run FBR-22, 90.4% of the theoretical amount of UF/sub 6/ formed was collected in cold traps and chemical traps. Toroid tests of flame calcined mixed Th-U oxide showed low corrosion rates, small changes in particle size and a low solubilization of uranium, while denitration of uranyl nitrate in a fluidized bed resulted in particle growth with uniform layers of uranium oxide. A half-time of 30 min for uranium anion exchange was measured in differential bed studies of uranium sorption on Dowex 21K. The Darex Reference flowsheet operation resulted in chloride removal to less than 50 ppm in solvent extraction feed from APPR head- end treatment. Unirradiated prototype Consolidated Edison pins were dejacketed with 6 M H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ with uranium losses to the dejacketing solution of approximately 0.2%. An optimum procedure was developed for clarifying large batches of solvent extraction feed by sand bed filtration. Sheared sections of stainless steel clad UO/sub 2/ were completely leached in onehalf the time required for equal lengths of stainless tubes containing uncrushed pellets. Abrasive disc wheel to metal removal ratios were measured at …
Date: June 11, 1959
Creator: Bresee, J. C.; Haas, P. A.; Watson, C. D.; Whatley, M. E. & Horton, R. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Technology Division Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report June 1956 (open access)

Chemical Technology Division Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report June 1956

The primary objective of this report is the monthly distribution of experimental data as acquired during that period in the course of engineering studies. Much of the data is of preliminary nature and, therefore, reasonable care should be exercised in its application. You are invited to contact the individual authors for substantiation.
Date: June 1, 1956
Creator: Eister, W. K.; Long, J. T.; Nurmi, E. O.; Suddath, J. C. & Watson, C. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library